Welcome to Maple Creek ...

So far, we found very little information about Maple Creek. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Maple Creek to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Maple Creek, please Contact Us.

Maple Creek would have been located within present day Carroll County<2>.

The location of Maple Creek has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Maple Creek, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1888.

A typical abbreviation for Maple Creek: Maple Crk. (or less commonly used: Maple Ck. or Maple Cr.)

While the community is gone, the present day location for Maple Creek is 640 feet [195 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Maple Creek was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

If Maple Creek still existed, it would have been in the (731) area code.

Communities Also Named Maple Creek ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Maple Creek - they are located in California, Georgia, Kentucky, Nebraska, Pennsylvania and Saskatchewan.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Maple Creek.

Communities near Maple Creek ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Maple Creek.

• Atkins ‑ Historic
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atkins have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
  • Atkins is located in Henderson County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 13,664 people
• Union Cross
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Cross have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cross
  • Union Cross is located in Henderson County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 10,666 people
• Lexington
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
  • Lexington is located in Henderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,866 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lexington <5>
• Huntingdon
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntingdon
  • Huntingdon is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,835 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntingdon <5>
• Camden
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
  • Camden is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,620 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camden <5>
• Parsons
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parsons have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons
  • Parsons is located in Decatur County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,272 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parsons <5>
• New Johnsonville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Johnsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Johnsonville
  • New Johnsonville is located in Humphreys County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,871 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Johnsonville <5>
• Crossroads
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
  • Crossroads is located in Benton County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 1,728 people
• Bruceton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bruceton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceton
  • Bruceton is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,391 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bruceton <5>
• Hollow Rock
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollow Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow Rock
  • Hollow Rock is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 679 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hollow Rock <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Maple Creek. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Maple Creek.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Maple Creek. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Maple Creek.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Maple Creek. See our Newspapers Page for Maple Creek.

Adding Maple Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Maple Creek in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Maple Creek was on a map titled Map of Tennessee (from Rand McNally, 1888).

We also found Maple Creek in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Maple Creek.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/